Besides the author's work, the book acknowledges contributions by Purdue University Professor Christoph Hoffmann, Purdue University graduate students Paul Chew, Giovanni Sacco, Paul Golick, and The Johns Hopkins University graduate student Robert Strandh. After publication, The University of Chicago graduate students Samuel Rebelsky, David Sherman, Stephen Bailey, and Guanshan Tong continued work on the project. Robert Strandh and David Sherman continued the work as faculty at The University of Bordeaux.